Reading vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 14 Aug 2021, 14:00
Reading
Reading
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 J. Smith Round 2

Match report

Reading edged past Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 14 August 2021.

Preston North End had 13 shots to Reading's 12.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with J. Smith in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 12 - 13 On target 2 - 5 Corners 2 - 12 Fouls 11 - 16 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
John Swift
Reading · 1 goal
8 Andy Yiadom captained the side
7 Femi Azeez 1 goal
7 Daniel Johnson 1 goal
7 Rafael 5 saves
First half vs second half
Preston North End came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 7–11
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–5
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–3 1–9
Attacks 43–72 30–40
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
1 Substitution 3
73 Attacks 112
33 Dangerous Attacks 44
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
12 Shots Total 13
2 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 16
2 Corners 12
2 Offsides 2
43% Ball Possession 57%
3 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 0
279 Passes Total 364
196 Passes Accurate 251
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
33 Rafael
17 A. Yiadom 4 M. Morrison 6 L. Moore 5 T. McIntyre
8 A. Rinomhota 28 J. Laurent
30 F. Azeez 10 J. Swift 41 E. Bristow
18 L. João
Preston North End · 3-5-2
12 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
2 S. Berg 11 D. Johnson 8 A. Browne 18 R. Ledson 3 G. Cunningham
31 S. Sinclair 19 E. Riis
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 3 Thomas Holmes
  • 16 Dejan Tetek
  • 37 Kian Leavy
  • 19 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru
  • 39 Jahmari Clarke
  • 47 George Pu?ca?
Preston North End
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 1 Declan Rudd
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 38 Joe Rodwell-Grant
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ B. Potts ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 70' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 81' ↑ S. Maguire ↓ G. Cunningham Preston North End
  • 85' ↑ G. Puşcaş ↓ Lucas João Reading
Cards
  • 59' M. Morrison Reading
  • 66' E. Bristow Reading
  • 90+5' J. Laurent Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 2 1 draws 2 Preston North End
2022-11-04 Reading vs Preston North End 1 - 2
2022-02-19 Preston North End vs Reading 2 - 3
2021-08-14 Reading vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2021-01-24 Preston North End vs Reading 0 - 0
2020-11-04 Reading vs Preston North End 0 - 3
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Preston North End?
Reading won 2-1 against Preston North End on 14 August 2021.
Who won Reading vs Preston North End?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Reading vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Preston North End?
Preston North End had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.